Haydée Mercedes Sosa, known as La Negra, (July 9, 1935 – October 4, 2009) was an Argentine singer who was and remains immensely popular throughout Latin America and internationally. With her roots in Argentine folk music, Sosa became one of the preeminent exponents ofnueva canción. She gave voice to songs written by both Brazilians and Cubans. She was best known as the "voice of the voiceless ones".
Sosa performed in venues such as the Lincoln Center in New York City, the Théâtre Mogador in Paris and the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, as well as sell-out shows in New York's Carnegie Hall and the Roman Coliseum during her final decade of life. Her career spanned four decades and she has been the recipient of several Grammy awards and nominations, including three nominations which will be decided posthumously. She served as an ambassador for UNICEF.
 Mercedes Sosa (1973) | |
| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Haydée Mercedes Sosa |
| Born | July 9, 1935 |
| Origin | Argentina |
| Died | October 4, 2009 (aged 74) |
| Genres | Folk music |
| Occupations | Singer, Activist |
| Voice types | Contralto [1] |
| Years active | 1950–2009 |
- La voz de la zafra (1959)
- Canciones con fundamento (1965)
- Yo no canto por cantar (1966)
- Hermano (1966)
- Para cantarle a mi gente (1967)
- Con sabor a Mercedes Sosa (1968)
- Mujeres argentinas (1969)
- Navidad con Mercedes Sosa (1970)
- El grito de la tierra (1970)
- Homenaje a Violeta Parra (1971)
- Hasta la victoria (1972)
- Cantata sudamericana (1972)
- Traigo un pueblo en mi voz (1973)
- Niño de mañana (1975)
- A que florezca mi pueblo (1975)
- En dirección del viento (1976)
- O cio da terra (1977)
- Mercedes Sosa interpreta a Atahualpa Yupanqui (1977)
- Si se calla el cantor (1977)
- Serenata para la tierra de uno (1979)
- A quién doy (1980)
- Gravado ao vivo no Brasil (1980)
- Mercedes Sosa en Argentina (1982)
- Mercedes Sosa (1983)
- Como un pájaro libre (1983)
- Recital (1983)
- ¿Será posible el sur? (1984)
- Vengo a ofrecer mi corazón (1985)
- Corazón americano (1985) (with Milton Nascimento and León Gieco)
- Mercedes Sosa ´86 (1986)
- Mercedes Sosa ´87 (1987)
- Amigos míos (1988)
- En vivo en Europa (1990)
- De mí (1991)
- 30 años (1993)
- Sino (1993)
- Gestos de amor (1994)
- Live in Argentina (1994)
- Live in Europe (1994)
- Sera Posible El Sur (1994)
- Vivir (1994)
- Oro (1995)
- Escondido en mi país (1996)
- Gracias a la Vida (1996)
- Alta fidelidad (1997) (with Charly García)
- Coleccion Mi Historia (1997)
- Al despertar (1998)
- Misa criolla (1999)
- Serie Millennium 21 (1999)
- La Negra (2000)
- Acústico (2002)
- Grandes Exitos, Vols. 1 & 2 (2002)
- 40 Obras Fundamentales (2003)
- Argentina quiere cantar (2003) (with Víctor Heredia and León Gieco)
- Voz Y Sentimiento (2003)
- Corazón libre (2005)
- Éxitos Eternos (2005)
- La Historia del Folklore (2007)
- Cantora 1 (2009)
- Cantora 2 (2009)
Always continued to expand its repertoire, and recording in various styles. It was convened by international artists such as Joan Baez, Andrea Bocelli, David Broza, Chico Buarque, Luz Casal,Gal Costa, Lucio Dalla, Nilda Fernández, Alfredo Kraus, Tania Libertad, Pablo Milanés, Nana Mouskouri, Milton Nascimento, Luciano Pavarotti, Silvio Rodríguez, Ismael Serrano, Shakira,Sting, Cecilia Todd, Caetano Veloso,among others.
He also collaborated on several occasions, with Argentine musicians as Roberto Goyeneche, Alberto Cortez, León Gieco, Víctor Heredia, Luis Alberto Spinetta Charly García, Pedro Aznar, Fito Páez, David Lebón, Los Chalchaleros, Teresa Parodi, Soledad Pastorutti, Piero, Ariel Ramírez, Antonio Tarragó Ros, Rodolfo Mederos, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Julia Zenko, etc.
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